Description
The casemate is a simple flanking one, that means it has just only one shooting room which is directed towards North. It has a gallery of underground connection to its neighbor, the Casemate de Rountzenheim Sud. It was built in 1932 to accommodate 15 troops, a warrant officer and an officer. Its dimensions on the overall ground are: 19 X 14 meters, for 7,5 meters height. The concrete flagstone measures 2 meters thickness and the external walls 2,25 meters for the exposed walls and 1 meter for the back walls.
The interior is organized on only one level, where we will find:
- An entrance corridor
- A rest room
- A shooting room
- A latrines
- An access shaft to the underground gallery
- A water reserve
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